[//]:content-type-MARKDOWN-DONOT-DELETE About Gate.io Startup Free Airdrop Program In order to reward platform users, Gate.io launched the "Startup Project Free Airdrop Program", and free airdrops for blockchain excellent projects are launched in the Startup area from time to time. VIP and GT users can get a variety of tokens airdrop benefits. This Equilibrium (EQ) Startup subscription is a free subscription, and will not deduct the users' participation funds at the end of event. Startup Link: https://www.gateio.pro/startup Introduction to Equilibrium (EQ) Equilibrium is a one-stop DeFi platform on Polkadot that allows for high leverage in trading and borrowing digital assets. It features three main products: EQD - a decentralized USD-pegged stablecoin that is backed by a portfolio of assets. It can be transferred seamlessly and trustlessly to other parachains on Polkadot via Cross-Consensus Messaging (XCM) without the need for bridges. It comes with a strong peg mechanism and is secured by Insurance Pool. Money market - a pooled lending protocol with high leverage and critical collateralization as low as 105%. Its novel liquidation mechanics, Insurance Pool, helps to secure loans in the system, hence strengthening the platform's resiliency. Orderbook DEX - offers spot market trading up to 20x leverage. Users are able to trade in a non-custodial way while enjoying advanced trading features offered by typical CEX. (The information below is provided by the Equilibrium (EQ) team. Please follow Equilibrium (EQ) for more information） Token Information Token Name: Equilibrium Token Symbol: EQ Max Supply: 12,000,000,000 Token Type: ERC-20 Contract: ERC-20: https://etherscan.io/address/0xa5ede2fee620ac3d68065ec01f26f9dd99850b82 Token distribution ratio and unlocking rules: Treasury 41.55%: Treasury allocation for future funding and acting as insurance of last resort. NUT/EQ token swap 25.00%: Allocation for NUT token holders who migrated from EOS blockchain Team 15%: 2 year vesting period Liquidity farming 10%: Allocation to incentivize users to bring and keep liquidity inside Equilibrium Strategic Investors 5.00%: Allocation for strategic investors Parachain Auction Rewards 2.33%: Incentivize DOT holders to vote for Equilibrium in parachain auctions Media (partners, advisors, ambassadors) 0.66%: To promote Equilibrium in ecosystem and beyond Offering Phase1 on Republic 0.39%: EQ Offering on Republic Offering Phase 2 on Equilibrium's launchpad 0.07%: EQ Offering on Equilibrium's launchpad Website: https://equilibrium.io WhitePaper ：https://equilibrium.io/docs/en/Equilibrium_WP.pdf Equilibrium (EQ)Startup Sale Rules (1) Duration: 09:00 AM 8th Mar, 2023 - 09:00 AM 9th Mar, 2023 (UTC) (Orders placed by qualified users within these 24 hours will be treated equally.) (2) Trading Starts Time: 12:00 PM 9th Mar, 2023 (UTC) Trading Pairs: EQ/USDT (3) Price: 0 USDT (4)Startup Supply : 6,060,606 EQ (5) Users purchase using USDT. (6) Unlock rule: 100% unlock. (7) To participate in Startup Sale, VIP 0 users need to hold no less than 500 USD worth of Spot Assets in balance, and the number of share will be 1/4 of VIP 1 users’ share; The higher the VIP tier, the more shares. For VIP 1 and above, the higher the VIP level the higher the contribution share will be. Each user can only purchase once with KYC account (8) Purchase limit: The maximum contribution limit for a single user is 1000 shares; the relationship between the VIP level and the maximum contribution allocation is: the maximum number of contributions (not the final actual contribution number) = the square of the VIP level multiplied by 10. For example: VIP2 users can subscribe up to 2 x 2 x 10 = 40 shares VIP3 users can subscribe up to 3 x 3 x 10 = 90 shares (9) Users need to ensure that there is sufficient balance (exceeding the purchase value) in accounts for the purchase after placing the orders until we announce the sale result. An insufficient balance will result in the cancellation of the purchase order. (10) We will collect all the qualified orders and distribute the tokens according to the ratio of the individual purchase orders to the purchase orders in total. The final result will be announced before trading starts. Gate.io Labs Private Sale Participating Disclosure Gate.io Labs hasn't participated in the Equilibrium (EQ)investment. Attention (1) Countries not supported: the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, Mainland China, Malta, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Sudan, Syria, Bangladesh, Bolivia. For users from other countries, please check and make sure your participation in the token sale on Startup complies with local laws and regulations. (2) Risk Warning: -The project team does not guarantee that token price will not be lower than its startup sale price. Please invest with caution, and don't invest beyond your financial capacity. -The start-up project is still in its initial stage, factors including the operation and underlying technology of the project, and other related regulatory activities might contribute to significant risks. -Advanced technical and financial knowledge is required to understand, and evaluate the inherent risks of crypto-asset investment. -The market volatility is high, and the price of a token might fluctuate drastically due to technical, regulatory, and marketing factors. -Users may not be able to withdraw all the purchased tokens due to technical issues of the project or Gate.io. (3) Requirements for participants -The participant should register on Gate.io and Log in; -After logging in, complete user identity verification; -Deposit a certain amount of cryptocurrencies in your gate.io account; -Sign the Purchase Agreement on Startup before placing orders. Gateway to Crypto Trade over 1,400 cryptocurrencies safely, quickly and easily on Gate.io [Sign up](https://www.gate.io/signup "Sign up") to enter the crypto gateway and get 40% commission from [referrals](https://www.gate.io/referral "referrals") [Download iOS/Android App](https://www.gate.io/mobileapp?ch=ann27560 "Download iOS/Android App") right now. Reach out to us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/gate_io GateVIP Twitter: https://twitter.com/GateioVIP Telegram: https://t.me/gate_io API Telegram: https://t.me/gateioapi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gateioglobal Medium: https://gateio.medium.com/ Podcast: https://gateio.buzzsprout.com/?ch=buzzs Gate.io Team November 16th, 2022